Sleigh



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J. F. PRATT 8: W. CHASE.

SLEIGH.

No. 364,295. Patented June 7, 1887.

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J. P. PRATT & W. CHASE.

SLEIGH.

No. 364,295. Patented June 7, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB PRATT AND WELLINGTON CHASE, OF OOLDYVATER, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Iietters Patent 180364295, dated June 7, 1887.

Application filed October 1, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J A0013 F. PRATT and WELLINGTQN Onasn, citizens of the United States, residing at Goldwater, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleiglis; and we do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in sleighs; and it consistsin the construction and arrangement of the parts of the same, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

Heretofore sleighbodies have been formed with sides, back, bottom, and dash-board constructed separately and individually, and afterward joined by suitable and well-known means, and it has not been an unfrequent oecurrcnce that said parts have become disjointed by warping and wear, and especially is this true of the bottom and dashboard which forms the essential feature of our invention.

The object of our invention therefore is to provide a combined bottom and dash-board constructed of a single piece of suitable material, the dash-board portion of which is suitably bent and rolled to obtain the desired curvature, presenting thereby a pleasing configuration to the eye, and whereby a strong, durable, and inseparable bottom and dashboard is cheaply manufactured. \Ve attain these objects by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sleigh embodying our improved combined bottom and dashboard. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of our improvement. 1

A indicates the bottom portion, and B the dashboard, the said dashboard being suitably curved to attain the desired result and present a pleasing configuration to the eye. At the point I), where the two parts are formed into each other,an easy and graceful curve is formed, devoid of irregularity and weakness, which is obtained by dispensing with the use of sawcuts to aid in the formation of the dash-board.

Near the bend formed between the dashboard and the bottom,and adjacent to the dash- Serial No. 215,072. (No model.)

By the formation of these projections the dashboard is made somewhat larger than the bot' tom portion of the sleigh, thereby providing means for a close joining of the parts, so that they will present a neat and strong appearance. Suitable holes, a a, are formed in the bottom portion A, which receive the securing-bolts uniting the several parts.

The combined bottom and dash-board is formed of a straight piece of well-seasoned wood, the shoulders I) I) being formed before the dash-board is bent into shape. By the use of steam or by any other well-l nown means, the dashboard is then bent by being passed through suit-able machinery well known in the art. After the proper curvature has been obtained, the combined bottom and dash-board is then allowed to dry, retaining its curvature, when it can be suitably polished or painted and be readily joined to the other parts. This construction of combined dashboard and bot tom is especially applicable to childrens sleighs, which are generally weak at these points.

By this construction strength and durability are combined in a simple, eflicient, and comparatively inexpensive manner, thus provid ing means whereby the construction ofasleiglr body entire is more readily and quickly aceomplished.

Having thus described our invent-ion, what we claim as new, and desire to sccu re by Letters Patent, is-

As an article of manufacture, a combined sleigh bottom and dash board formed of a single piece of wood, the dash-board portion of which is bent into shape to attain the desired curvature, and shoulders, such as I) b, formed at the lower portion of the dash-board for facilitating an easy and efticientjoining to the other parts of the sleigh, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB F. PRATT. WELLINGTON CHASE. 

